The Hackintosh might be back, with macOS booting on Snapdragon and x86 PCs
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In brief: For decades, users who wanted to use macOS without buying a Mac could build a Hackintosh. Hackintoshing became more difficult after Apple transitioned to in-house Arm processors, but at least two projects have recently emerged that aim to revive the practice on Snapdragon and x86 processors.
Users can now try an early version of a new Arm-to-x86 translation layer that aims to support macOS on most recent Intel and AMD processors. Elsewhere, another project has booted the operating system on a Snapdragon-powered Asus Zenbook with basic functionality.
Although Hackintoshes have existed since the 1980s, running macOS on non-Apple devices gained popularity in the early 2000s. Apple's shift from PowerPC to Intel processors in 2006 made the process much easier, since the Intel chips used for Windows devices were more widely available....
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